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Natalie Maines
born on 14/10/1974 in Lubbock, TX, United States
Natalie Maines
Natalie Maines |
Natalie Louise Maines Pasdar (born October 14, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter and activist who achieved success as the lead vocalist for the female alternative country band the Dixie Chicks. Born in Lubbock, Texas, Maines considers herself a rebel who "loved not thinking in the way I knew the majority of people thought."[1]
In 1995, after leaving Berklee College of Music, Maines was recruited by the Dixie Chicks to replace their lead singer, Laura Lynch. With Maines as lead vocalist, the band earned 10 Country Music Association Awards and 13 Grammy Awards for their work between 1998 and 2007.
On the eve of the Iraq invasion, while in concert in London for the 2003 Top of the World Tour, Maines commented that the Dixie Chicks were "...ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas."[2] Negative public reaction in the United States to this comment resulted in boycotts by country music radio stations and death threats.[3][4][5]
In 2006, with Maines still acting as lead singer, the Dixie Chicks released Taking the Long Way. The album subsequently won five Grammy Awards (including Album of the Year).
Maines released her solo album, Mother, on May 7, 2013.
Early life
Maines was born in Lubbock to country musician and producer Lloyd Maines and his wife Tina May Maines. She attended Williams Elementary School in Lubbock where her second grade teacher recalls being told by Maines during a math lesson, "Teacher, I don't need to learn this stuffI'm gonna be a star."[6] Maines was a cheerleader while attending O.L. Slaton Junior High School,[6] and graduated in 1992 from Lubbock High School where she had participated in the school choir.[7] Maines has described growing up in conservative Texas, saying "...I always rebelled against that. My parents sent me and my sister to public minority schools so I always felt like a hippie and a rebel...As a teenager I always loved not thinking in the way I knew the majority of people thought. I always stood up for minorities...I've always stood up for homosexuals. I just always had these really strong convictions about doing so."[1]
Following the completion of high school, Maines attended several colleges. She spent two semesters pursuing an undeclared major at West Texas A&M where her studies focused heavily on radio, then a year and a half at South Plains College. One of Maines's instructors at South Plains, and a former member of The Maines Brothers Band, Cary Banks, recalled "She was mostly into rock'n'roll, rhythm and blues... alternative rock." When Banks encountered Maines on campus, he said that she usually needed to vent a little steam. "She would get into a lot of political arguments" at the predominantly Republican school, and was a fan of Texas Governor Ann Richards. "She's always been opinionated and hardheaded like her dad."[6] In December 1994, Maines auditioned for and received a full vocal scholarship to Berklee College of Music. She pursued the diploma program at Berklee but dropped out before the completion of her studies. Even though Maines is from Lubbock, home of Texas Tech University, she attended only one class at the school, a 1995 summer course in "Introductory Wildlife".[6]
Maines's first commercially released work was background vocals on Pat Green's debut album, Dancehall Dreamer, produced by her father Lloyd Maines and released in 1995. At the end of 1995, at age 21, Maines joined the all-female country music band, the Dixie Chicks, which had been performing since 1989, but which had been unsuccessful in gaining more than local attention. Maines replaced founding lead singer Laura Lynch. She plays guitar and bass in concert in the band.[8]
Maines co-wrote four tracks for the Dixie Chicks' first three albums, including the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart number one hit "Without You" on Fly. Maines was a primary songwriter on all 14 tracks of the band's 2006 album Taking the Long Way which peaked on the Billboard Top 200 Chart at No. 1. Taking the Long Way has the Billboard Hot 100 single "Not Ready to Make Nice", (Maines, Robison, Maguire, Wilson) hitting No. 4.[9] and for which the band won the songwriting Grammy Award, for Song of the Year. Maines considers the songwriting she did for Taking the Long Way "pure therapy" after the controversy that ensued over a comment Maines made from the stage in London that criticized U.S. President George W. Bush.[10] "Everything felt more personal this time", Maines said about the album, "...there's just more maturity, depth, intelligence...[These songs] feel more grown-up."[11]
Maines collaborates with other musical artists, both as a member of the Dixie Chicks and an individual singer. The Dixie Chicks first worked with Sheryl Crow in 1999 while performing for the concert tour Lilith Fair.[12] Since then, the Dixie Chicks have worked with Crow on her Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park album, a Crow remixed version of "Landslide" performed by the Chicks, and the Dixie Chicks' song "Favorite Year" from Taking the Long Way. Maines has performed with artists including Pat Green, Charlie Robison, Yellowcard, Stevie Nicks, Patty Griffin, Neil Diamond, Eddie Vedder, Pete Yorn and Ben Harper.
Maines is a friend of Howard Stern and has made several appearances on his show.[13]
On May 7 2013, Maines released a solo album entitled Mother, .[14][15] This is Maines' first album since the Dixie Chicks hiatus started in 2007. The album was co-produced by Ben Harper. The album contains Maines' interpretation of several cover songs, including Pink Floyd's Mother, Eddie Vedder's Without You, and Jeff Buckley's Lover, You Should've Come Over. She also sings about motherhood, feminism, and painful relationships.[16][17][18][19][20]
Philanthropic works
Maines has participated in various fundraising and awareness events. Some include:
- Legendary Bingo (August 23, 2007): Maines participated in "Legendary Bingo", a US bingo game hosted by drag queens and held weekly in Los Angeles, California. Proceeds from the event go to special charity interests; when Maines participated in the event, the proceeds benefited the "Voice for the Animals Foundation".[21]
- St. Jude Benefit (June 12, 2008): Maines attended "Scrabble Under The Stars" in Beverly Hills, California. The event benefits St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Scrabble boards autographed by celebrity attendees, including Maines, were auctioned through June 30, 2008.[22]
Personal life
In 1997, Maines married her South Plains College boyfriend, bassist Michael Tarabay, and the couple moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Almost two years after they married, they filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.[6]
Maines met actor Adrian Pasdar in May 1999 at the wedding of bandmate Emily Erwin to Charlie Robison. Maines and Pasdar married on June 24, 2000 at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada for 55 dollars.[23][24][25] They have two children, Jackson Slade Pasdar (Slade) (born March 15, 2001) and Beckett Finn Pasdar (born July 14, 2004).[26] She has referred to herself as "Natalie Pasdar".[27] The family has homes in Los Angeles, California, Austin, Texas, and New York City.
Public statements and controversy
While lead singer for the Dixie Chicks, Maines has encountered several situations of a controversial nature. In August 2002, Maines criticized fellow country musician Toby Keith's song "Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue". In March 2003, Maines commented that the Dixie Chicks were " ... ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas."[2]
Feud with Toby Keith
Maines had a public feud with fellow country music star Toby Keith over the 2002 chart-topping country hit "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue", as well as a comment Maines made about U.S. President George W. Bush during a March 2003 Dixie Chicks concert in London.
Maines publicly criticized Keith's song "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue" by saying, "I hate it. It's ignorant, and it makes country music sound ignorant. It targets an entire cultureand not just the bad people who did bad things. You've got to have some tact. Anybody can write, 'We'll put a boot in your ass' ... "[28] Keith responded by belittling Maines's songwriting skills: "I'll bury her. She has never written anything that has been a hit..."[29] and "That's what I do -- I write songs..."[30] Keith further stated, "...she said anyone can write 'We'll put a boot in your ass', but, you know ... she didn't."[31]
After Maines commented at a March 2003 Dixie Chicks concert at the Shepherd's Bush Empire theatre in London that the Chicks didn't want the Iraq War and were "ashamed" President Bush "was from Texas", Keith's 2003 "Shock'n Y'all" tour began displaying a backdrop showing a doctored photo of Maines with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.[32] Shortly thereafter, on May 21, 2003, Maines wore a t-shirt with the acronym "F.U.T.K." written on the front while performing for the Academy of Country Music Awards broadcast.[32] The Dixie Chicks website stated that the acronym stood for "Freedom, United, Together in Kindness."[33] Some saw it as a veiled insult directed at Keith.[32]
In August 2003, Keith publicly declared that he was done feuding with Maines, explaining, "You know, a best friend of mine ... lost a two-year-old daughter to cancer ... [Recently] I saw ... a picture of me and Natalie and it said, 'Fight to the Death' or something. It seemed so insignificant. I said, 'Enough is enough'... People try to make everything black and white. I didn't start this battle. They started it with me; they came out and just tore me up. One thing I've never, ever done, out of jealousy or anything else, is to bash another artist and their artistic license." [34]
In the 2006 documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing, backstage footage prior to her appearance wearing the F.U.T.K shirt recorded the conversation between Maines and Simon Renshaw and confirmed that the original intent of the shirt was, in fact, a shot at Keith in response to his criticism of her; the acronym stood for "Fuck You Toby Keith".[27] As of January 2007, Keith continues to refuse to say Maines's name and argues that the doctored photo was intended to express his feeling that Maines's criticism was tyrannical and a dictator-like attempt to squelch Keith's free speech.[35]
Iraq War criticism and aftermath
- See also: Dixie Chicks political controversy
During the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq ordered by U.S. President George W. Bush after Congress's approval of the Iraq War Resolution, the Dixie Chicks performed on March 10, 2003 at Shepherd's Bush Empire theatre in London, the first concert stop on their Top of the World Tour. Prior to performing their song "Travelin' Soldier", the band gave an introductory monologue during which Maines said:
Just so you know, were on the good side with yall. We do not want this war, this violence, and were ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas.[36]
A review of the concert published in The Guardian abbreviated Maines's comment to read, "Just so you know ... we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas."[2] This abbreviated statement became widely circulated by the media.
Maines's comment, as abbreviated, provoked controversy and anger from some country music fans, and the Dixie Chicks were subsequently denounced by Bush supporters. Country music radio stations boycotted Dixie Chicks music. Scattered protests at which people destroyed Dixie Chicks' CDs occurred. Concerns arose that the Dixie Chicks impending US leg of the Top of the World Tour, slated to start May 1 in South Carolina, would see a lack of fans.[37]
On March 12, the Dixie Chicks website posted a statement that read, "We've been overseas for several weeks and have been reading and following the news accounts of our government's position. The anti-American sentiment that has unfolded here is astounding ... " Maines added to the statement, "I feel the president is ignoring the opinions of many in the U.S. and alienating the rest of the world ... My comments were made in frustration and one of the privileges of being an American is you are free to voice your own point of view ... While we support our troops, there is nothing more frightening than the notion of going to war with Iraq and the prospect of all the innocent lives that will be lost."[38]
A further statement was released on March 14: "As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush because my remark was disrespectful. I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect." Maines continued by expressing her discontent regarding the impending war, "We are currently in Europe and witnessing a huge anti-American sentiment as a result of the perceived rush to war. While war may remain a viable option, as a mother, I just want to see every possible alternative exhausted before children and American soldiers' lives are lost. I love my country. I am a proud American."[39]
At the first US concert after Maines's comment, she is quoted as saying from the stage, "They told me that you may not come, but I knew you'd come because we have the greatest fans in the whole wide world."[36][37] Despite fan turnout at concerts, the Dixie Chicks began receiving death threats as circulation of the comment increased. Subsequently, security was heightened at all concert venues and metal detectors were installed where possible.[10][40] A death threat directed at Maines was received prior to the Chicks' July 6, 2003 concert in Dallas, Texas. Maines described the threat as "...scary because...it wasn't just somebody wanting to write a hate letter... It was somebody who obviously thought they had a plan." Security was heightened for the trip to and from the concert venue as well as at the arena.[41]
On May 21, 2006, while promoting the release of the album Taking the Long Way, Maines recanted her 2003 apology to President Bush, saying, "...I don't feel that way anymore. I don't feel he is owed any respect whatsoever ... If people are going to ask me to apologize based on who I am ... I don't know what to do about that. I can't change who I am."[42]
Maines says she is not looking for more battles but that "The Incident", as it is referred to by the Chicks, reminded her of how she " ... felt in high school: to be angry, to be sure that you're right and that the things you do matter. You don't realize that you're not feeling those feelings until you do. And then you realize how much more interesting life is."[42]
Two 2006 documentaries, Protesting the Dixie Chicks and Shut Up And Sing, deal with the controversy surrounding Maines's comment and the ensuing fallout. The Dixie Chicks continue to discuss the matter. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph on June 15, 2006, regarding the fallout from her comment, Maines again stirred up controversy by stating "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism; Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country... I don't see why people care about patriotism."[43]
In 2007, the Dixie Chicks won three Grammys for "Not Ready to Make Nice" and two Grammys for Taking the Long Way, receiving all five Grammys for which they were nominated. This was seen by some as vindication for the Dixie Chicks, who were shunned by country radio programmers after Maines's remarks about President Bush. As the Dixie Chicks accepted the album of the year award, Maines said, "I think people are using their freedom of speech with all these awards. We get the message."[44] Even though the Dixie Chicks received five Grammy awards, they were forced to cancel a select few shows in the States due to lack of ticket sales. Shows were added to Canada, Europe and Australia, and received poor response from fans.
West Memphis Three lawsuit
Maines and the other Dixie Chicks participated in a rally in Little Rock, Arkansas in late 2007, in support of the West Memphis Three, three imprisoned men convicted of the 1993 murder of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. At the rally, Maines made statements claiming new DNA evidence implicated Terry Hobbs, stepfather of one of the slain boys, and also posted a note about the presumed new evidence on the Dixie Chicks' website.[45] Hobbs responded by filing a lawsuit claiming compensatory and punitive damages for "loss of income, injury to his reputation and emotional distress."[46][47] The suit was dismissed, however, in December 2009.[48] On August 19, 2011 Maines joined with Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder in Jonesboro, Arkansas supporting the release of the West Memphis three.
Dixie Chicks
- Main article: Dixie Chicks discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
US Digital [50] |
US Rock [51] |
US Taste [52] |
Mother |
17 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 50 | |||
"" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Single | Album |
2013 | "Without You" | Mother |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album | ||||||||||||
"White Women's Clothes" | 1994 |
Charlie Goodnight: His Life In Poetry And Song | ||||||||||||
"Dancehall Dreamer" | 1995 | Pat Green | Dancehall Dreamer | ||||||||||||
"Snowing on Raton" | 1997 | Pat Green | George's Bar | ||||||||||||
"The Wedding Song" | 2001 | Charlie Robison | Step Right Up | ||||||||||||
"Too Far From Texas" | 2001 | Stevie Nicks | Trouble in Shangri-La | ||||||||||||
"Abilene" | 2002 | Sheryl Crow | C'mon C'mon | ||||||||||||
"El Cerrito Place" | 2004 | Charlie Robison | Good Times | ||||||||||||
"Mary" | 2005 | Patty Griffin | Songs for Tsunami Relief: Austin to South Asia | ||||||||||||
"How I Go" | 2006 | Yellowcard | Lights and Sounds | ||||||||||||
"The Man" | 2006 | Pete Yorn | Nightcrawler | ||||||||||||
"Don't Mean Nothing" | 2006 | Pete Yorn | Westerns EP | ||||||||||||
"Another Day (That Time Forgot)" | 2008 | Neil Diamond | Home Before Dark | ||||||||||||
"God Only Knows" | 2011 |
Big Love | ||||||||||||
"Golden State (Live)" | 2012 | Eddie Vedder | Golden State (Live) | ||||||||||||
"Mother" | 2013 |
West of Memphis: Voices for Justice | ||||||||||||
"Love Without Fear" | 2014 | Dan Wilson[54] | Love Without Fear |
Dixie Chicks
- 2003: VH1 Big in '03: Big Quote of '03[55][56]
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- Dixie Chicks Shut Up and Sing in Toronto. MSNBC. Retrieved on 2006-10-08.
- Dixie Chicks pulled from air after bashing Bush, Cnn.com, 13 March 2003. URL accessed on 2012-02-20.
- Dixie Chicks 'get death threats'
- 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Dickerson, James L. (2000) Dixie Chicks: Down-Home and Backstage. Taylor Trade Publishing, Dallas, Texas. ISBN 0-87833-189-1.
- Play at School. American Music Conference. Retrieved on 15 April 2007.
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- Cohen, Jonathan (10 March 2006). Dixie Chicks Get Personal On 'Long Way'. Billboard. Retrieved on 1 June 2007.
- Rosen, Craig (3 December 1999). Dixie Chicks And Sheryl Crow Prove They're Gutsy Women. Yahoo!Music. Retrieved on 1 June 2007.
- A jewel of an interview - The Howard Stern Show. Howardstern.com (2010-05-24). Retrieved on 2012-02-20.
- http://tasteofcountry.com/dixie-chicks-natalie-maines-pink-floyd-mother-video/
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- Clothes Off Our Back Autographed Scrabble Boards. Retrieved on 23 July 2008.
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- "Natalie Maines Gets Hitched", CMT, June 26, 2000
- Hatton, Spencer (November 26, 2006). "Why rent a castle when you've got the King?", Yakima Herald-Republic, p. B1.
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- 27.0 27.1 Kopple, Barbara; Peck, Cecilia. (2006) Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing Documentary.
- LA Daily News. (8 August 2002) Natalie Maines (Dixie Chick member) Bashes Toby Keith's Patriotic Anthem. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
- Buzzle.com. (5 June 2003) Dixie Chicks vs. Toby Keith Accessed 17 May 2007.
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- Gilbert, Calvin. (20 June 2003) CMT News Special Explores Maines-Keith Controversy CMT.com. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
- 32.0 32.1 32.2 BBC News. (3 June 2003) Fresh Dixie Chicks row erupts. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
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- Associated Press. (11 May 2006) Dixie Chicks recall death threat MSNBC.com. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
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- Moody, Nekesa Mumbi. (12 February 2007) Dixie Chicks lead Grammys with 5 awards Associated Press. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
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- Dixie Chicks singer sued for defamation.
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- VH1 Big in '03: Honorees. VH1.com. Retrieved on 4 May 2007.
External links
- Natalie Maines at the Internet Movie Database
- Official solo site
- Dixie Chicks.com (official Dixie Chicks site)
- Chicks in the Line of Fire
Dixie Chicks |
Natalie Maines | Emily Robison | Martie Maguire |
Laura Lynch | Robin Lynn Macy |
Discography |
Studio Albums Thank Heavens for Dale Evans | Little Ol' Cowgirl | Shouldn't a Told You That | Wide Open Spaces | Fly | Home | Taking the Long Way |
Live Albums and Compilations Top of the World Tour: Live |
Videos and DVDs: An Evening with the Dixie Chicks | Top of the World Tour: Live |
Documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing |
Tours Fly Tour | Top of the World Tour | Vote for Change | Accidents & Accusations Tour |
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Sameer Verma of OLPC-SF, as he mentiond at last week's amazing community summit, is putting together a book server for use in rural India, with 20,000 books and audio files on it for students and teachers to use locally. He is going to deploy it at a school pilot near his familial hometown.
This is a Pathagar server implementing the OPDS bookserver standard, running on a tiny Sheeva Plug device, accessible over a local network to XOs in the neighborhood. The Sheeva Plug is low power and has USB and SD ports that make it easy to expand such an offline library. Here it is plugged in and in use, drawing a total of 4 Watts:
Sayamindu Dasgupta, who contributed to the design of the OPDS specification, developed the Pathagar server to implement the spec; Manuel Quiñones created the version of the server used here. Book and audio suggestions are welcome for this particular build, and a web-based form for linking to OPDS archives suitable for inclusion in the image will be up shortly. If you have your own Sheeva Plug, you can torrent the original disk image of this installation.
The setup was load-tested last night, using a simple build: a stock Sheeva Plug and 16GB USB key (total cost: $100). Quick statistics:
- Power draw: 4W
- Simultaneous downolads: 500
- Library size: 10,000 – 50,000 books
For details, images, and a mailing list for discussion, see the bookserver project page.

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Dasher went to the top of a big hill to start his dash. The hill would give him a turbo boost!
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I appreciate that your themes are beautiful on the outside, but the choices of coding underneath can push even the more reserved person into a homicidal rage!
Ridiculous things like
- moving the product heading <h3> tags and other non-form context inside the <form> tags on the product page.
- renaming the buttons ONLY for the sake of renaming them
- changing the class names from simple things like "button", "price", "special"
to something ridiculous like "s_but_clear_tran_xyz", "s_price_format_plus", "s_price_extra_super" - moving the radio <label> tags to fully wrap the radio button unnecessarily
- Moving the dynamic addScript tags to the top of the <head> area, so that they load before the core jQuery scripts and end up being useless and broken.
- including the "payment" template folder in your theme (instant fail!)
- etc
I do understand that many of you may not find the existing html class/id/etc tags to be prevalent enough. And that is where we need to get some feedback going.
Let me first reference a website I mention quite often when referring to themes. CSS ZenGarden. For those who don't know.. this site is community driven example of how the same html code can be AMAZINGLY revamped and styled with major theme overhauls.. using nothing by css and images.
On the site, the right hand navigation shows a handful of possible changes to the same content, and if you click "View All Designs" you will see over 200 user submitted themes for this same content... proving the resourcefulness of css based theming without changing the html.
I would love to see OpenCart reach this level. And I think a lot of the themes made now are just making changes for the sake of making changes. First of all, I understand that there may not be enough class/id tags.. but that should be as simple as adding new ones. Renaming the existing ones is unnecessary and a recipe for failure.
It is also important to follow the basic Theme developing guidelines for opencart and understand the concept of the "cascading fallback system" that the themes use. Including the "payment" folder in your theme means that any future updates to those files in the default folder will be ignored because the copy in your theme is overriding them. Payment tpl files should always fallback to the default folder so that it always has the latest updates.
Then there are those that port their themes across multiple sites... Shoppica is on Drupal, OpenCart, Blogger, and while I can appreciate the themer doesn't want to have to make different versions of the code for each one separately... there has to be some sort of compromise.
So I'd like to hear some feedback from theme makers on
- What is missing from OpenCart's existing html that you'd like to see?
- What are some ideas to improve transparency across themes for mods and modules
- Why such drastic code changes that often result in the same "layout" as the default
I've tried the best I can to make many of my mods as transparent as possible to themes, using only a single reference tag like "#image", and yet even that simple tag is often removed from custom themes for no good reason. I spend at least 3 hours per day going through support emails that start with
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"I bought your mod, but it isn't working.. I am running Shoppica......"
I just can't do it anymore, and I know many other code devs feel the same. Many have already sworn off support for Shoppica and other themes. So I think we need to work together and avoid a full developer boycott.
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SNAKE4(6) | Games Manual | SNAKE4(6) |
snake4, snake4scores - Game starring a fruit-eating snake.
snake4 [-hHV] [-M file] [--help] [--highscores] [--version] [--merge-highscores=file]
The snake4 program is my fourth implementation of the snake game, written for Unix and X11. Previous versions were written for MS-DOS.
Move the snake around the screen and eat food. The snake grows in length as you eat. Avoid hitting the fence, eating lethal mushrooms and rotten food, and biting your own tail.
Now and then a slim-pill will bounce around. If you eat this, you will get shorter, and you will gain bonus points for every length you loose. The bonus is also given when a round is over.
When food starts blinking, it's about to rot. Rotten food is poisonous, and thus uneatable. As long as it blinks, it can still be eaten.
Oh, yes - I almost forgot: You may be visited by the evil headbanger. Take my advice and run away from him before he hits you in the head! He won't stay long.
The keys used to control the game are given at startup.
snake4 features a site-wide highscore file. The file contains the top 200 users. Each user may appear once only in the highscore table.
For technical reasons, snake4 connects to the X11 server before parsing options. This makes it impossible to eg. browse the highscore table using -H if no server is available. To be able to see the scores in such a case, snake4scores produces the same output as snake4 with option -H, but does no attempt on connecting to the X11 server.
- -h, --help
- Print a usage message on standard output, and exit successfully.
- -H, --highscores
- Dump the highscore list to standard output, and exit successfully. Starting snake4 with the name snake4score does the same thing, without first connecting to the X11 server. Note that this will possibly print more entries than the 20 or so that will fit within the game startup screen.
- -V, --version
- Print version information on standard output, then exit successfully.
- -M, --merge-highscores=file
- Merge separate highscore file file into the default highscore file, and exit successfully. Displays the new highscore table. This option is for the game owner or root only.
In addition to the above mentioned options, snake4 accepts the standard X11 toolkit options.
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There has been much publicity in recent years concerning the identification of Jebel al-Lawz as Mt. Sinai. Although this idea is not new, it has been given new life by two adventurers, Robert Cornuke and Larry Williams. Although present knowledge does not allow us to pinpoint the exact position of Mt. Sinai, we can ascertain its general location from data given in the Bible. The Bible tells us exactly how long it took the Israelites to travel from Mt. Sinai to Kadesh Barnea. Knowing their approximate rate of travel provides a rough calculation of the distance traveled. This places Mt. Sinai in the general area of the northern Sinai Peninsula, not in Saudi Arabia. Scholars have paid scant attention to this important information in their efforts to locate Mt. Sinai.
Map of the route of the Exodus according to Dr. Menashe Har-El, professor of Historical and Biblical Geography, Tel Aviv University.
Individuals traveling in the Sinai on camelback average about 20 miles per day, or a little less (Davies 1979: 95-96). Donkey and camel caravans can average between 16 and 23 miles per day (Davies 1979: 96; cf. Beitzel 1985: 91), depending upon the terrain. Early in the 15th century BC, the Egyptian army under the leadership of Tuthmosis III averaged a commendable 15 miles per day in traversing the relatively easy coastal route from the eastern border of Egypt to Gaza (Wilson 1969: 235, n. 16). Once they left Gaza, however, and began to negotiate the rugged terrain of central Canaan, their rate decreased to 7 miles per day (Wilson 1969: 235, n. 18).
We have another record of a long journey made by a large number of people in Biblical times. This was the trip made from Babylon to Jerusalem by Ezra and a group of Jews returning from Exile. They left Babylon on the 12th day of the first month (Ezr 8:31) and arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month (Ezr 7:9). The total elapsed time for the expedition was thus 121 days less 11, or 110 days. Allowing 15 days for Sabbath rest gives 95 travel days. The total distance covered was ca. 900 miles (The NlV Study Bible, note on Ezra 7:7-9), resulting in an average of 9.5 miles per day. Ezra and his company were following a well-traveled route without flocks and herds and thus were able to achieve a respectable rate of travel.
A large group of pastoralists moving with their possessions and animals can cover no more than 6 miles in a day, and usually less (Conder 1883: 79; cf. Beitzel 1985: 91). The limiting factor is the animals. When the Israelites left Egypt, they had "large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds" (Ex 13:38). Adequate sources of water had to be sought for them along the way and time had to be taken to allow the flocks and herds to graze as they traveled.
A crucial Biblical text for locating Mt. Sinai is Deuteronomy 1:2. Here it states that it took 11 days for the Israelites to travel from Horeb (Mt. Sinai) to Kadesh Barnea in the northern Sinai. This limits the location of Mt. Sinai to 60 or so miles from Kadesh Barnea. The straight-line distance from Jebel al-Lawz to Kadesh Barnea is approximately 150 miles. Allowing for diversions to find water, twists and turns, and ups and downs, the walking distance would be much greater. This is much too far for the Israelites to travel in 11 days.
Even more devastating to the Saudi Arabia theory is the yam suph (Reed Sea) crossing. According to the Bible it occurred at the beginning of the journey shortly after the Israelites set out from Ramesses (Ex 12:37; 13:20-14:2; Nm 33:5-8). The Saudi Arabia theory places the yam suph crossing near the end of the journey at the Strait of Tiran at the southern end of the Gulf of Aqaba, some 350 map miles from Ramesses. There is no way the Israelites could have reached the Strait of Tiran within a few weeks after having left Egypt.
The traditional site of Jebel Musa cannot be Mt. Sinai either. The distance from Jebel Musa to Kadesh Barnea is about 160 map miles, again much too far for the Israelites to trek in 11 days.
Utilizing the travel time of the Israelites as an estimate of the distance traveled, the location of Mt. Sinai should be sought in the northern area of the Sinai Peninsula, roughly 60 miles from Kadesh Barnea.
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Biblical archaeologists have gathered archaeologist data with painstaking effort and scholarship. Their work validates the accuracy of the Bible. Yet mostly within a single decade, Ron Wyatt sought out and claimed the most amazing Biblical sites and relics. The sensational discoveries claimed by Wyatt number nearly 100 and include such things as the Ark of the Covenant, anchor stones from Noah's Ark, a book of the law written by Moses, and the original Ten Commandments in stone. Also Christ's literal living blood, fences from Noah's farm, the Golden Censer, Goliath's sword, the graves of Korah and friends, the Table of Showbread, and the wheels of Pharaoh's chariots (Standish, pages 7-10). These are only the beginning. It is unfortunate for those who love the Bible that all of these incredible claims are almost certainly fraudulent. A great criticism leveled at Mr. Wyatt has been that his "evidence" has generally been in the form of either photographs or nonconclusive specimens, which may or may not have come from the source he claims. His "findings" have not been given independent confirmation by other researchers with specialized training in the fields of archaeology and related sciences, which Mr. Wyatt (a nurse anesthetist by profession) did not have (he died in 1999). This lack of specific education by itself would not invalidate his findings if they could be supported by others, but they cannot. In this book, the Standish brothers examine the Wyatt claims in-depth, going beyond his videotaped claims. These findings can serve as a benchmark upon which Ron Wyatt's "discoveries" can be more carefully evaluated. In 58 easily-read chapters the Standishs meticulously, painstakingly examine in detail all of Wyatt's claims.
Bibliography Beitzel, B.J. 1985 The Moody Atlas of Bible Lands. Chicago: Moody. Conder, C.R. 1883 The Exodus. Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement 1883: 79-90. Davies, G.I. 1979 The Significance of Deuteronomy 1.2 for the Location of Mount Horeb. Palestine Exploration Quarterly 111: 87-101. Wilson, J.A. 1969 Egyptian Historical Texts. Pp. 227-64 in Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament, 3rd ed., ed. J.B. Pritchard. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press
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From the map it is obvious that both proposed mountain locations are equadistant from Kadesh Barnea. Yet you offer no proof of your location of Kadeah Barnea, which is a critical component of your logic. Also, you are picking and choosing which of the "miraculous" elements to discount, so that it fits your logic scheme. If you are going to accept that there was a Red Sea crossing at all, then you must also accept that the cloud by day and fire by night "leading them" would have some effect upon their rate of travel.
John - 8/25/2008 7:36:37 AM
Dear John, Re: 8/24/08 post Thanks for commenting on our website. We appreciate your interest. Perusing through Dr. Wood's brief article, we see know rejection of the supernatural acts of God, nor His superintendence over the events connected to the Exodus. The cloud by day and fire by night certainly happened, but we fail to see how these phenomenon could have substantially increased the ability to move through the Sinai with women, children, elders and animals, not to mention finding water along the way. It certainly would not provide enough time to travel from Kadesh Barnea to Jebel Al-Lawz in Saudi Arabia in 11 days. Additionally, the location of Kadesh Barnea is well-established through historical and archaeological records. The onus is on the proponent of the Saudi Arabia theory to demonstrate: 1. The currently accepted location is incorrect and why. 2. A new proposed location with evidence to back it up. We refer our visitors to other in depth articles that further show that the Saudia Arabia theory is untenable and should be rejected. www.biblearchaeology.org/.../...-Saudi-Arabia.aspx www.biblearchaeology.org/.../...-Saudi-Arabia.aspx www.biblearchaeology.org/.../...h-of-Mt-Sinai.aspx We hope this is helpful in your research. Henry Smith
hsmith - 8/26/2008 9:51:51 AM
Can you explain why PAUL said in GALATIANS 1 AND 4 Mt Sinai in ARABIA
First of all,Your analysis cites the limits of travel but does not do justice to the math when calculating the possibilities. DaysMiles Per Day 1123 25314 1509.5 104.57 776 66If traveling 11 days, then the distances traveled has been documented to vary from 66 to 253 miles. It is not unreasonable to assume that a group of (now) nomadic people could make adjustments to the situation when traveling.Secondly, you also assume worst case in the route around the edge of the Sinai (so-called) peninsula. That does not do justice to the Biblical record when God said that Pharoah would say "They are entangled in the land, the wilderness has shut them in". In other words God wanted it to appear as if the people had made a wrong decision in terms of traveling into the wilderness. Traveling around the edge of peninsula does not seem to satisfy that criteria. (Also the most probable site for the crossing is not the straights at the southern tip, but the undersea ridge about a quarter the distance from Eliat to the straights at the natural Wadi's formed on both sides at Nuweiba.)Therefore the 350 miles calculated as the distance traveled are excessive. DaysMiles Per Day 2123 48314 2949.5 199.57 1476 126 The distance through the canyons across the Sinai is much shorter, the Sinai itself being about 100 miles across at the mid-point. This makes more sense when you factor in the fact that Midian (Moses 2nd homeland, and the place where his father-in-law Jethro resided) was just across the Gulf of Aqaba from Nuweiba.In fact there is a modern road that follows just this cross Sinai route. www.lib.utexas.edu/.../sinai.jpgModern roads have more restrictive grade constraints than flocks and foot traffic, or people on horses and camels. In addition modern roads are often built on ancient by-ways in use for millenia. It is not unreasonable to assume that Moses would have knowledge of these routes, as he has spent the first forty years of his life in the royal house with access to travelers, the military etc. There are ancient Egyptian forts along some of these routes. Also Moses had fled under duress across this very route when avoiding a murder charge in Egypt earlier in his life. Moses's knowledge is a moot point in any event, as the pillar of cloud by day led them through the wilderness.So if you factor in the motivation that this group of people are being pursued by the army of Pharaoh, then nine miles per day is not out of the question. Further to say that they could only make the minimum documented travel per day, and that they must take the most circuitous route seems like making the facts serve the desired outcome. Another miraculous aspect of Israel's travel during the time in the wilderness is that their shoes did not wear out. This is attested to more than once in the Biblical record. The implication is that during their travel they somehow avoided cutting their shoes on rocks etc. If you accept the miraculous, then this seems to point to special grace for travel. Again I would say it is not unreasonable to chose the middle ground on distance if there is special grace for travel.Wouldn't a more moderate approach be to take the extremes out of the equation?
john - 2/24/2009 12:01:53 AM
Dear A Havenga, Thanks for contacting us and for your question. This is an often asked question, so I have included an excerpt from Gordon Franz's article to explain the reference, and well as links to other articles that discuss the subject more in-depth. I hope this helps with your studies---HENRY SMITH The third false assumption is that the Apostle Paul says in Gal. 4:25 that Mt. Sinai was in Saudi Arabia. Cornuke plainly states this when he says, The apostle Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, informs us that Mount Sinai is in Saudi Arabia. Not Egypt! (Cornuke and Halbrook 2000: 171). The Bible says nothing of the sort. Granted, the Holy Spirit could have predicted the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia long before it came on the world scene. After all, He predicted Cyrus by name 210 years before he became king of Persia (Isa. 44:28; 45:1; Antiquities of the Jews 11: 5; LCL 6: 315). Yet all the Bible says is that Mount Sinai is in Arabia. Moses never uses the word "Arab" or "Arabia" at the time he wrote the Pentateuch. The words appear later in the Bible (I Kings 10:15; II Chron. 9:14; 17:11; 21:16; 22:1; 26:7; Neh. 2:19; 4:7; 6:1; Isa. 13:20; 21:13; Jer. 3:2; 25:24; Ezek. 27:21). So the Apostle Paul does not have a Mosaic use of the word "Arabia" in mind when he uses the word in Gal. 4:25 because "Arabia" did not exist in Moses' day. The Galatians 4:25 reference might indeed support the view that Mount Sinai was in Saudi Arabia if the Apostle Paul was looking at a 1990 Rand McNally Atlas. However, it would not be true if he was looking at a First Century AD Roman road map. Although no actual maps of Roman Arabia exist from this period, we do possess the accounts of the contemporary travelers such as Strabo, a Greek from Pontus (64 BC to ca. AD 25). He describes the borders of Arabia as having its eastern border at the Persian Gulf and its western border at the East Side of the Nile River. This means that Strabo understood the entire Arabian Peninsula and the Sinai Peninsula to be included in First Century Arabia (Geography 16:4:2; 17:1:21,24-26,30,31; LCL VII: 309; VIII: 71-79, 85-87). The word "Arab" first appears in an extra-Biblical inscription from a monolith found at Kurkh from the time of Shalmaneser III (853 BC). Throughout the Assyrian period, various Assyrian kings describe the activities of the Arabs, or desert nomads. The first time the word "Arabia" is used as a term for a designated geographical area is in the mid-fifth century BC by the famous Greek historian and traveler, Herodotus (born ca. 484 BC). He traveled to Egypt and wrote about his trip in his book, The Persian Wars. www.biblearchaeology.org/.../...-Saudi-Arabia.aspx www.biblearchaeology.org/.../...-Saudi-Arabia.aspx
John-1. Kadesh-Barnea at 'Ain Qudeis is derived from Gen 14:6-7, Num 13:26, 14:40-45, 20:1-28, 33:18-19, 34:2-5, Deut 1:20, 40-46, Josh 15:1-4, Ezekiel 47:19, 48:28. I don't think the Deut 1:2 argument for limiting Mount Sinai northwards is valid, but the location for Kadesh is pretty much certain.2. Actually, the Tiran crossing is the least exhausting Aqaba crossing- recall Etham (Ex 13:20-14:3). 3. There is no land bridge at Nuweiba- go to bible.ca, type "Nuweiba" in the search engine, and click on the first result. Then, scroll down to the rebuttal.4. Under a Nuweiba crossing, the Israelites would have to travel only 4.5 miles per day to reach Jebel al-Lawz, Ron Wyatt's Elim (Tayyib al Ism) would be impossible to reach, and Num 33:10-11 would have to become a mere scribal mistake.
E. Harding - 8/23/2010 7:19:18 AM
First, it's important to note that Deuteronomy 1:2 does not say that livestock could travel the distance from Mount Horeb to Kadesh-barnea in 11 days. Instead, it merely states, "It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea." The reference could easily be explained as an 11 day journey by foot. Interestingly, that is about the time it would require for a person to travel by foot from Jebel el Lawz to Kadesh-barnea. Facts:Journey:Jebel el Lawz (Mount Horeb/Sinai) to Kadesh-barneaDistance:250 kilometers or 155 milesCalculation:155 divided by 11 = 14 miles per dayCamel25 miles per dayDonkey20 miles per dayHuman:15 miles per day on footNote: Roman soldiers were reported to travel 16-20 miles per day.Cattle 10 miles per daySheep 6 miles per daySecond, the assumption that Israel traveled from Pi-Ramesses to the Red Sea Crossing (Exodus 12:37; 13:20-14:2; Nm 33:5-8) in a few weeks is wholly contrived and not in scripture. The only reference to time that I am aware of is from 1st century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus; who reported the journey from Pi-Ramesses to Mount Sinai lasted three months (The Antiquities of the Jews, III; II. v. 5). Third, both the Apostle Paul (Galatians 4:25) and Flavius Josephus (The Antiquities of the Jews, IV; IV. v. 7). testify that the location of Mount Sinai is in Arabia (modern day Saudi Arabia). The reference to Saudi Arabia and a 1990 Rand McNally Atlas is clearly a Straw Man Argument.
Isaiah Carriere - 7/7/2013 6:19:03 PM
It may be of interest to note that wagon trains on the Oregon Trail which were driven by horses, mules, and oxen often made 10-15 miles per day on a fair weathered day. Some families brought their cattle along as well as goats and chickens and God knows what else.
Chad - 9/22/2013 3:51:11 AM
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Husqvarna Racing
Valentine's weekend was a sweetheart for Cory Graffunder, but a mixed bag for David Kamo and Jamie Lanza and no love at all for Nick Burson as the Zip-Ty Husqvarna team did battle on both sides of the border.
Lanza and Kamo contested the Adelanto GP on Saturday, Kamo and Burson raced the National Hare & Hound on Sunday and Graffunder won the Tractor Hare Scrambles in Tecate, Mexico.
Canadian rider Cory Graffunder made it a truly international race weekend for Zip-Ty Husqvarna as he returned to Mexico for "The Race" as the 2011 Tractor Racing Hare Scrambles was billed.
Corry Graffunder (Husqvarna) says: "It was a really fun race. After racing the Tecate Enduro a couple months ago, I was all over the opportunity to come back to race in the same area!" Back in December, Team Husqvarna made a clean sweep of the infamous Tecate Enduro... Must be something about Mexico, since Husky has done well down there ever since Malcolm Smith first won the Baja 1000!
"I was 4th off the line, but it was really hard to pass on the dusty single track trails. By the time I finally made it into second, Ivan Ramirez had all but checked out, putting a minute on me. I just took it easy and learned the trails on my first lap, then on the second lap I pushed harder and was able to catch and pass Ivan."
By the end of the race, Graffunder had extended his lead by a couple minutes over Ramirez for a convincing victory.
"We were pretty busy for an off-weekend," notes Team Zip-Ty Racing boss Ty Davis. In addition to Graffunder going big in Baja, the resurrection of the historic Adelanto Grand Prix brought out the Zip-Ty team to defend Ty's status as the once and future "King Of Adelanto."
Although a knee injury kept him off the throne this time around, Kamo and Lanza stepped up in Ty's place. Kamo came on strong with his TXC511, which was well-suited to the fast and sandy track. Both he and teammate Lanza got good jumps on the start and were running inside the top 10 right from the start. Kamo ran ninth until he had to pit for gas, at which point he let Lanza sneak by. From this point Lanza led Kamo to the finish line as they ultimately finished 6th and 7th overall.
Jaime Lanza (Husqvarna) says: "I raced the Adelanto GP in the Open Pro class on my TXC250 practice bike," reveals Lanza. "Many of the top 10 WORCS riders were out, along with some local motocross talent and the course was very dusty as we had to play 'follow the leader' through most of the off-road section. But my TXC250 is very fast and helped me keep pace with the 450s to a sixth place finish on Saturday."
Sunday marked the second round of the National Hare & Hound series at Red Mountain. Kamo pulled double-duty to race with Nick Burson on their TXC511 Zip-Ty Racing Husqvarnas. Both Burson and Kamo were running inside the top 10 at the start, but the oppressive dust made visibility a real issue.
Around the mile 8 marker Burson was trying to stay out of the dust and crashed into a ravine at full speed, while Kamo also had some serious issues. At least he didn't take the beating Burson did in the dust!
Nick Burson (Husqvarna) says: "I didn't get the start I wanted when the banner dropped. I was in a lot of dust, but I think I was somewhere around top 10 before I hit a huge ditch. I tried to jump across... but didn't make it and it sent me over the bars.
"With a beat up bike and bruised body, I stayed at the ditch for a while slowing other riders down so they wouldn't crash, then rode back to the pits. My race was over as soon as it started. I was really hoping for a good showing and I'm disappointed with what happened because I let the team down. I feel healthy though, so that is a good thing. I'm going to the doctor to get my shoulder checked out just to be safe. Thanks to the whole Zip-Ty Husqvarna Team for supporting me."


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Through outstanding academic programs in architecture, art and engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art prepares talented students to make enlightened contributions to society. The College admits undergraduates solely on merit and awards full scholarships to all enrolled students. The institution provides close contact with a distinguished, creative faculty and fosters rigorous, humanistic learning that is enhanced by the process of design and augmented by the urban setting.
Founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper, industrialist and philanthropist, The Cooper Union offers public programs for the civic, cultural and practicable enrichment of New York City.
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, established in 1859, is among the nation's oldest and most distinguished institutions of higher learning. The college, the legacy of Peter Cooper, occupies a special place in the history of American education.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the 25th annual conference of the Federal Information Systems Security Educator's Association (FISSEA) March 27-29, 2012, at its Gaithersburg, Md., headquarters.
FISSEA is an organization responsible for promoting cybersecurity awareness, training and education. The annual meeting is geared toward both new and seasoned security officers, IT managers, information security educators and researchers, cybersecurity trainers and teachers and those involved in instructional design and curriculum development. It is open to individuals in government, industry and academia.
This year's meeting will explore "A New Era in Cybersecurity Awareness, Training and Education." Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about current cybersecurity projects, emerging trends and new initiatives. The program includes an update on the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), a national campaign coordinated by NIST that is designed to improve the cyber behavior, skills and knowledge of every segment of the population, to enable a safer cyberspace.
Scheduled keynotes are Vice Admiral A. Patricia Tracey, USN (retired) former Chief of Naval Education and Training/Director of Training, who will provide the awareness, training and an educational perspective; and Admiral Betsy Hight, USN (retired) who will provide information from a technical standpoint.
FISSEA runs a contest in conjunction with the annual meeting. The FISSEA Security Awareness, Training & Education Contest asks for entries in the categories of awareness posters, motivational items, awareness website, awareness newsletter and role-based training and education. The deadline for participation in the contest is Feb. 17.
FISSEA also honors an "Educator of the Year" who has made significant contributions in education and training plans for federal information systems security. Nominees need not be FISSEA members, but do need to be nominated by a member. The deadline for nominations is March 5.
For more information on NICE, see http://csrc.nist.gov/nice/. More information on the meeting, the Security Awareness, Training and Education Contest, and the Educator of the Year Award is available online.


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Boardwalk Surf Shop Continues To Expand Size, Offerings
OCEAN CITY – Quiet Storm on the Boardwalk has become the largest surf shop in Maryland as it has tripled in size over the last few years to keep up with demand.
In April of 2011, a ribbon cutting was held when Quiet Storm opened its doors at its new location on the Boardwalk at North Division Street. The store joined Quiet Storm's growing list of locations with stores also located in mid-town Ocean City, Rehoboth, and Hilton Head in South Carolina.
Quiet Storm Surf Shop has been serving a wide range of customers since 1984 offering a variety of surfboards, skateboards, clothing and accessories for men, women and kids.
Bill Dreilbelbis and his partners, Dale and Kelly Loeser, bought the property, which once was entirely Edwards Department Store. At that time Edwards's was 32,000 square feet. When Quiet Storm moved in, it took over 22,000 square feet, which was half of the first floor and the entire upstairs, leaving Edwards 10,000 square feet stocked with its bestselling items.
"They gave it [Edwards] three years, it was still producing really well, but we [Quiet Storm] were growing so rapidly that we needed the space," Manager/Buyer Meredith Moore said. "We were just out of room, which is a good thing."
When The Dispatch last spoke with Moore, immediately following the grand opening, she was in the process of establishing the second floor as the girls/juniors section. The downstairs held boys/men's, sunglasses, shoes, accessories and hard goods, which includes Quiet Storm's selection of skate boards, surf boards, body boards and skim boards.
Last year, Quiet Storm closed its doors for renovations, while Edwards closed its doors for the last time sharing its storefront with Quiet Storm. Edwards will re-open at its new storefront between 2nd and 3rd streets on the boardwalk.
Last Saturday, Quiet Storm re-opened, now taking up the entire 32,000 square feet of the property. With more floor space on the first floor, Quiet Storm has been rearranged to make room for the growth in merchandise, including Quiet Storm's own brand name.
The sunglasses collection has been moved to take up most of the right-hand side of the store until you reach the boys/men's department in the back, and the hard goods have been pushed to the back, all to make room for the most significant change in the store's expansion, which is the shoe department that has taken over the entire left-hand side of the store.
Quiet Storm has taken on new brands and many new styles of shoes to become a "full blown" shoe department, Moore and co- manager/buyer Caleigh Wooten explained.
Wooten, who buys for the men's department, said the store has ordered 6,400 pairs of Vans in at least 50 different styles. The shoe department will also mostly be made up of Sanuk, Reef and Rainbow, along with Sperry, Billabong, Roxy, O'Neill, and Toms. There is a shoe to be found for everyone from a tourist who forgot their flip flops to the perfect pumps for a night out on the town.
"In Vegas, we picked up a bunch of different shoe lines, so we are going to have tons of wedges and heels to offer as well as … more flats, heels, wedges, boots, and dressy sandals," said Moore, who buys for the girls/junior department.
Quiet Storm staff took the opportunity to attend Magic, a fashion trade show, in Las Vegas to pick brands and styles to bring on board in the new and improved Quiet Storm.
"We have been going to Vegas and picking up different lines there, trying to do something a little different than all the other surf shops, and carrying other brands that you wouldn't necessarily see in every surf shop," Moore said.
Upstairs in the girls/juniors department, Moore is adding a woman's section, as well as Edwards' house ware and gift section.
"I have picked up more boutique styles and brands, but still resort looking, and at a good price," she said.
Wooten is doing the same in the boys/men's department, adding more of a selection for the older males. She explained this section is mostly where Quiet Storm's own brand will come into play, which Dreilbelis has mostly been designing himself.
"We will have Quiet Storm brand tee's and tanks at a good price," Wooten said. "They are in really fun colors, bright, for all ages, and we will have different designs."
Along with the growth of Quiet Storms fashion selection, the popular hard goods section will expand in the near future to offer an even larger variety of skate, surf, body and skim boards.
"We are trying to have a multitude of different prices for different customers but you are still going to have the same quality of what you're purchasing," Wooten said.
Moore concluded Quiet Storm is excited over the expansion and the additional floor space to showcase the new items.
"It shows that we are getting a good reaction," she said.
Wooten added, "Every year we have been here we have grown in size … customers have really taken a liking to Quiet Storm."


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Preservation and growth of invested capital, tax planning and wealth transfer are common wealth management goals of high-net-worth wealth owners. Integrated wealth management employing the collaborative efforts of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) of professionals (investment advisory, tax, estate planning, philanthropy and risk management) can achieve efficiencies and increase the probability of reaching these goals in the oversight and management of a client's wealth.
In this installment, the first in a series on how to help your high-net-worth clients achieve those goals through an MDT, we will focus on trusts.
The Value of Trusts
Why do wealthy families create and use trusts? Usually it's for one of these reasons:
- Trusts separate legal and equitable title to assets. They place asset management decisions in the hands of an experienced trustee who often also has discretion to make decisions regarding who should receive distributions from the trust, the amounts of such distributions and the timing of when they should occur.
- Trusts allow a wealth owner to make transfers during lifetime or at death for the benefit of beneficiaries who may be young, immature or otherwise incapable of managing those assets for themselves.
- Trusts can protect assets for the future use and benefit of trust beneficiaries and shield the assets from potential creditors, including divorcing spouses.
- Trusts can provide gift and estate tax benefits by allowing someone to benefit from an asset or its income but not own the asset for estate tax purposes.
- Trusts can provide for the future growth in an asset to pass without gift taxes to designated beneficiaries.
A Closer Look at GRATs
Let's explore one specific trust example, the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, or GRAT.
A GRAT is a frequently used estate planning vehicle. It is an irrevocable trust designed to transfer future appreciation of an asset without gift or estate taxes, after the grantor has received all payments of a reserved annuity payable from the GRAT assets for a period of years. If the annuity is structured to have a present value (using the IRS prescribed interest rate) equal to or only slightly less than the value of the assets contributed to the GRAT, the upfront taxable gift on creation of the GRAT is zero or extremely small.
If the assets in the GRAT appreciate at a rate higher than the modest interest rate prescribed by the IRS, the excess appreciation, if any, passes at the end of the annuity period free of gift taxes to the grantor's intended beneficiaries (or to continuing trusts for their benefit). If the GRAT assets fail to outperform the IRS interest rate, the assets will all come back to the grantor in the form of annuity payments and another GRAT can be attempted, if desired.
A multi-disciplinary team assisting the client can enhance the effectiveness of GRAT planning by working together to recommend, create, maintain and administer GRATs. Attention should be paid to initial asset allocation, valuations of GRAT assets and frequent review of asset performance to identify opportunities to lock in GRAT success (or failure, to be followed by another GRAT with the now depressed assets) as asset values fluctuate.
Roles of the MDT
How might the differing roles of the members of the multidisciplinary team play out?
- The MDT should look for opportunities to recommend GRATs for appropriate clients.
- The investment advisory professionals on the MDT can select appropriate assets for each GRAT, set up custodial accounts and fund each GRAT, with due regard for the requirement that each GRAT only have a single funding.
- Ongoing review of GRAT performance by the MDT may uncover opportunities to "lock in" significant gains in a GRAT. With effective coordination among the members of the MDT, the substitution of stable assets (such as bonds) from the grantor in exchange for appreciated, more volatile GRAT assets in a successful GRAT can be implemented quickly.
- The tax advisors on the MDT will prepare the computations of the gift element upon creation of the GRAT and will prepare and file appropriate gift tax returns to report the gift following the funding of each GRAT.
- New GRATs can be anticipated, created and funded with assets swapped out of successful or failing GRATs or with annual annuity distributions coming out of each GRAT.
- The MDT should develop and maintain a calendar tickler system of GRAT annuity payment due dates and regularly review these deadlines to prepare for each annual annuity payment.
Future installments in this series on how multidisciplinary teams can meet the goals of your HNW clients will discuss high-end tax planning and transfer strategies.


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PARIS (AP) — PSA Peugeot Citroen posted a record €5 billion ($6.7 billion) loss last year after Europe's cratering car market forced France's largest automaker to book a €3 billion financial charge.
As well as falling demand, which led to a 12.4 percent slump in new vehicle sales to €27.8 billion, the Paris-based company had to contend with the rising cost of steel and other materials. Combined, they contributed to an operating loss of €1.5 billion for the car-making division last year.
Chief Executive Philippe Varin said the loss "reflects the deteriorated environment in the automotive sector in Europe."
The number of new car registrations in Europe fell by 8.2 percent last year to the lowest level since 1995, according to Brussels-based car industry group ACEA. The French car market slumped 13.9 percent in 2012.
Peugeot Citroen, which makes two-thirds of France's cars, is being hit by a deepening recession in many markets in Europe, its main market. The company's share price has sunk nearly 60 percent over the last year. With news of the massive 2012 charge having been unveiled by the company last week, investors were not taken by surprise with Wednesday's announcement. The stock rebounded from recent lows, and was up 2.5 percent at €6.09 in early trading.
Peugeot's troubles, which were already signaled by the near $1 billion loss it recorded in the first half of the year, have drawn concern at the highest levels of the French government. Last week the budget minister openly floated the idea of the government taking a stake in Peugeot, but the idea was immediately batted down by the finance minister.
"I don't want there to be any panic," finance minister Pierre Moscovici said in a radio interview Wednesday on France Info. He said the government has "done what needed to be done" in terms of helping the company, and he categorically denied the government was considering a partial nationalization of the car maker.
Last year the French government pledged €7 billion in guarantees for the car maker's financing arm, Banque PSA Finance. The first €1.2 billion installment of that aid was cleared by European Union authorities on Monday. The EU gave Peugeot management six months to come up with a restructuring plan for its car business as a condition for receiving the government lifeline.
In Europe, Peugeot Citroen's car sales slump was almost twice the overall market decline, or 16 percent versus 8.6 percent for the overall market.
The company sold 2.8 million fully assembled cars and light trucks last year, down from 3.1 million in 2011.
In July the company announced a plan to slash 8,000 jobs in France and close a major factory north of Paris, shocking workers and startling the government.
Peugeot's roots run deep in the French culture. It produced its first car in 1891. Peugeot-Citroen now accounts for two-thirds of French car production.
Peugeot's problems highlight the current woes facing Europe's carmakers. Unable to draw on government incentive schemes such as the "cash-for-clunkers" promotions launched in 2008-2009, manufacturers are suffering from falling sales.


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Chandralekha Singh and the University of Pittsburgh Physics Education Research Group
This student tutorial covers the topics of symmetry and Gauss's Law in electrostatics. The material is appropriate for a calculus-based introductory physics course.
Please note that unlike tutorials I through V in this series, research into the use and design of this tutorial is not complete.
The tutorial is designed for use after traditional instruction as an in-class supplement, out-of-class homework, or student self-study tool. The authors recommend that the tutorial be given in-class to students working in groups of 2-3. A majority of student groups can finish the pre-test and tutorial in a 1 hour 50 minute period.
A test is provided that may be given as a pre-test (after traditional instruction and before the tutorial) or a post-test (the following class so that students that do not finish the tutorial can do so at home before taking the test). The test requires 15-20 minutes to complete.
Published June 14, 2012
Last Modified February 12, 2013
This file has previous versions.
This zip document provides the TeX files for the tutorial on symmetry and Gauss's Law.
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A group of Native Americans appeared before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to argue that "Redskins," the name of Washington, D.C.'s football team, is racist and not deserving of federal trademark protection. Federal law states that a company name may not be "scandalous" or "disparaging." A lawyer representing the football team said that the term "Redskins" is neutral and synonymous with "Indians."
Offering another opinion is Chief Billy Redwing Tayac of the Piscataway Indian Nation, a Native American people who have been in the Washington area for roughly 10,000 years longer than the football team.
"'Redskins' is a racial slur," Chief Tayac said. "The term has only continued to be acceptable because native people have been decimated and don't have the political or economic clout to stop it. One only has to look at the origin of the term 'redskins' to see that it is not neutral. When [Europeans] first came to our country, a bounty was offered on Indians, and the dead were brought in by the wagonload. But that got to be a problem, so they started asking for just the scalps of Indians. Just like the hide of a deer is called a 'deerskin,' and the hide of a beaver is called a 'beaverskin,' the scalp of an Indian was called a 'redskin.'
"People want to see us riding horses and living in tepees, but Indians are modern people and we want the same respect that has been applied to other peoples. We are men and women—not animals."
The board is expected to make a decision on the case within a few months. While the board cannot force Washington's football team to stop using the name, it can withdraw trademark protection. Such a decision would cause the team to lose significant revenue in merchandise sales and perhaps provide the bottom line for a name change.
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IPad Account Origination App Helps Fairwinds Credit Union Engage New Customers
Demonstrating that a successful technology initiative often is as much about market insights and customer relationships as the actual technical execution, Fairwinds Credit Union is profiting from a recently implemented iPad new account origination app targeted to students of University of Central Florida (UCF), following UCF's selection of as its official student banking services partner.
Fairwinds has deep ties to UCF, one of the largest universities in the nation with more than 60,000 students. The credit union has been the official credit partner of the UCF Alumni Association since 2005. As part of the student banking program, the credit union provided an on-campus branch and ATMs, and has integrated its card payment services with the university's existing student ID card program, reports Charlie Lai, Fairwinds' EVP and CIO and a 2012 Bank Systems & Technology Elite 8 honoree.
[Read more about what Charlie Lai and other 2012 Elite 8 honorees have been up to over the past year: BS&T's 2012 Elite 8, One Year Later]
"To help heighten our on-campus presence and create a positive initial member experience for students, we needed to leverage technology to extend account origination services beyond the branch, in a simple, streamlined manner," Lai reports. "As is common with any university, UCF hosts student orientation events before each semester and given the size of the university, these events can be quite large. Orientations are often a dizzying experience for new students and parents, and the credit union knew that to be successful, our efforts had to engage students quickly, based on their available time."
To facilitate student engagement, Fairwinds' technology team embarked on an internal development project to extend its existing account origination capabilities to the iPad tablet via a new mobile app designed specifically for credit union staff to use during orientation events. Fairwinds had developed an in-house branch account origination platform in 2011 that streamlines the membership and account origination processes to take just a few minutes. Extending these capabilities through a mobile app required several key elements, including developing to meet specific needs/processes of the students, ensuring the usability and resiliency of the app under a variety of conditions around the campus and maintaining a strong security profile.
As part of this feature set, the app also needed to facilitate the linking of the student's ID card (essentially a dual-purpose reloadable card) to the student's checking account. App development was completed in roughly three weeks and was piloted in December 2012.
The credit union so far has opened more than 1,500 student accounts using the app. Furthermore, Lai explains, the solution has enabled Fairwinds staff to move out of the branch to interact and provide financial resources to students and parents on their own terms, in a simple manner – the essence of today's concept of a great, omnichannel customer experience. The app will also serve as the foundation for the credit union's other branches to transform in-branch retail service delivery, a move that is planned for later this year or early in 2014, Lai reports.
Peggy Bresnick Kendler has been a writer for 30 years. She has worked as an editor, publicist and school district technology coordinator. During the past decade, Bresnick Kendler has worked for UBM TechWeb on special financialservices technology-centered ... View Full Bio


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